The Secret Garden

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

The 1993 remake of The Secret Garden is a rendition of the classic Frances Hodgon Burnett novel about a young girl (Kate Maberly) who discovers an abandoned garden on her uncle's large Victorian country estate, as well as an invalid cousin she didn't realize she had. With the help of a local boy, the girl sets out to restore the garden and, once it is blooming again, she discovers it has magical powers. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (Pre-1954 Standard)
• Subtitle: Eng/Fre/Spa
• Features:
  • 3 theatrical trailers

AWARDS

• British Academy of Film and Television Arts

•     Nominated Best Supporting Actress - 1993 (Maggie Smith)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Kate Maberly - Mary Lennox
       Heydon Prowse - Colin Craven
       Andrew Knott - Dickon
       Maggie Smith - Mrs. Medlock
       Laura Crossley - Martha
       John Lynch - Lord Craven
       Walter Sparrow - Ben Weatherstaff
       Irene Jacob - Mary's Mother/Lilias Craven
       Arthur Spreckley - John
       Frank Baker - Government Official
       Karen Lindsay - Stewart
       Colin Bruce - Major Lennox
       David Stoll - Grandfather at Dock

• Director:

  Agnieszka Holland

• Producer:

  Fred Fuchs, Tom Luddy, Fred Roos

• Screenwriter:

  Menno Meyjes, Caroline Thompson, Susan Martin

• Book Author:

  Frances Hodgson Burnett

• Cinematographer:

  Roger Deakins

• Composer (Music Score):

  Zbigniew Preisner

• Editor:

  Isabelle Lorente

• Production Designer:

  Stuart Craig, Roy Button

• Art Director:

  John King, Peter Russell

• Associate Producer:

  Caroline Thompson

• Executive Producer:

  Francis Ford Coppola

• Set Designer:

  Stephenie McMillan

• Costume Designer:

  Marit Allen

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Drew Kunin

• Makeup:

  Jenny Shircore

• Special Effects:

  John Evans

• First Assistant Director:

  David Brown

REVIEW:

• This dark, disturbing version of a classic family story was directed with great delicacy by Agnieszka Holland. The novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett was first made into a film in 1949, starring Margaret O'Brien. Four decades later, renewed interest in the story prompted two made-for-television films, one in Britain and one in the United States; a Broadway musical; and this 1993 remake. Young Kate Maberly has the central role as an orphan girl sent to live in the creepy mansion of her reclusive uncle, in which a sensitive, disabled cousin resides. This joint British-American production also features veteran actors Maggie Smith and John Lynch. Movie magic provides a redeeming ending when the secret garden blooms; but much of the film can be frightening for younger children. Holland's work is mature, faithful to the original, and unusually challenging for "family" fare. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi